Thesaurus results for NAVIGATES

navigates

verb

present tense third-person singular of navigate

as in steers

to operate or control the course of the hours of training that are required before a student pilot is allowed to navigate an airplane solo

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as in sails

to travel on water in a vessel the months that were once required to navigate around South America in the days before the Panama Canal

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as in traverses

to make one's way through, across, or over it will take some effort to navigate that stretch of hills, but we can do it

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Recent Examples of navigates Samantha Parkington navigates grief and the lack of child labor laws. — Tara Strauch, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026 The way the central couple navigates the twists, turns, roadblocks and unforced errors that entangle their budding relationship is the beating heart of these films. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 Sifting through a lifetime of home movies, a family navigates the slow reality of OxyContin addiction and the sharp, sudden shock of profound grief. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026 Ronaldo recently stated his Al-Nassr contract will likely be his last, while Messi navigates personal and professional changes after his father's death. — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 The Ateela 2 Oil Tanker boat navigates the sea on April 28, 2026 on Qeshm Island, Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. — Justina Lee, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026 Designed by a Ukrainian military tech firm in direct response to battlefield feedback, the all-wheel-drive machine navigates hazardous frontline terrain where heavy vehicles grind to a halt. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026 While a taxi driver navigates from inside the scene at street level, GIS researchers picture space from above as a map – what cognitive scientists call allocentric reasoning. — Hatim Sharif, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026 Schnabel navigates images of violent waters as crashing waves in both Basquiat and Dante, where Gal Godot’s Venus-in-a-clamshell character is swept under the surf. — A.d. Amorosi, SPIN, 6 Aug. 2026

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Second Dinner said once players choose a starter, the Draft Mode steers the choices to complementary cards, and they’re marked with archetypes.

— Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026
Instead, Gruver steers people toward solid-wood accent tables, side chairs, and case goods such as dressers and buffets.

— Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 14 Aug. 2026

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Some of my favorites are coming back too, like El Pulpo Magnifico, Duane Flatmo's fire-breathing octopus, and the Monaco, a 40-foot ship with three masts that sails across dust instead of water.

— Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Better yet, take a coastal cruise with Cape Ann Harbor Tours, which sails past six regional lighthouses.

— Nicholas DeRenzo, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of sails

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Down at the lake, boats just off the shore slowed to listen while swimmers took in the music from floaties.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
Shrimp boats bob in the harbor, American flags flutter from pastel porches and old oak trees draped in Spanish moss offer cool shade.

— Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025

Definition of boats

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The 12-episode series – produced by Studio Dragon and released as a TVING original on CJ ENM‘s Korean streaming platform – follows Kang Seong-jae, played by Park Ji-hoon, a young man who joins the military to escape a difficult reality.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026
White Pony ranks as the group’s second-longest-running effort with 40 frames somewhere on the tally, while Koi No Yokan follows with 15.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of follows

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Across from Laurel, a Black woman crosses her arms over her stomach, her short Afro behind a headband.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
The impact on schools is especially striking, says Marie Gorette Mutuyimana, a primary school teacher of 28 years who crosses the river twice every weekday to get to and from work.

— Fatma Tanis, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026

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